Highlights
Treasury Department begins taking over student loans as the Education Department gets dismantled - Associated Press - 19 March 2026
California Weighs Crackdown on Social Media for Kids Under 16 - Bloomberg (subscription model) - 18 March 2026
Federal Policy & Politics
Will the Emphasis on Workforce Pell Reverse Two Decades of Degree Attainment Progress for Underserved Students? - The EDU Ledger - 19 March 2026
ED Plans to Ease Merger Pathways - Inside Higher Ed - 19 March 2026
Education Department official warns 2 accreditors over DEI standards - Higher Ed Dive - 18 March 2026
Education Department plans to send part of student loan portfolio to Treasury - Politico Pro (subscription model) - 18 March 2026
Federal Judge Blocks Enforcement of Kennedy’s Vaccine Policies - The 74 - 17 March 2026
K-12 Education
After fights over social studies standards, conservative activists come for math - The Hechinger Report - 17 March 2026
Shaping Schools to Fit Students With Disabilities Leads to Academic Gains - The 74 - 19 March 2026
Cursive is back. But should students be learning the skill? - NPR - 19 March 2026
This Texas Elementary Is Achieving High Reading Scores a Million Words at a Time - The 74 - 19 March 2026
Higher Education
Historically Black Land-Grant Universities Celebrate USDA Agreement as ‘Big Win’ - Inside Higher Ed - 19 March 2026
How Trump’s Demand for Admissions Data Is Burdening Your College - The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription model) - 18 March 2026
Are College Republicans OK? - Inside Higher Ed - 19 March 2026
Early Learning & Child Care
How a Minneapolis child care center survived an ICE surge — and is moving forward - The Hechinger Report - 19 March 2026
How COVID is still affecting early care and education six years later - New Hampshire Bulletin - 19 March 2026
Opinion: Mayor Mamdani, Sen. Warren: Everyone benefits from universal childcare - USA Today (subscription model) - 19 March 2026
Educator Talent & Staffing
‘Really hitting our schools hard’: Special education teachers are leaving the classroom in droves. Why? - The Boston Globe (subscription model) - 16 March 2026
Technology & AI
🎧 How to Prepare Students For a World of AI Co-Workers - Learning Curve - 17 March 2026
Student Health, Safety & Nutrition
Children’s well-being caught in the political crossfire in Minneapolis - Brookings - 16 March 2026
Workforce & Career Pathways
Entry-level jobs should be entry level - Higher Ed Dive - 19 March 2026
School Choice
Tennessee Republicans advance bill to relax testing rule for vouchers - Chalkbeat Tennessee - 19 March 2026
Families Get 2 More Weeks to Apply for Nation’s Largest School Choice Program - Education Week (subscription model) - 18 March 2026
Exclusive: Many Homeschoolers Want ESAs, But Texas Awards More Funds to Private School Kids - The 74 - 19 March 2026
State & Local News
DC | Dept. of Ed says DCPS discriminated against kids with disabilities - NBC 4 - 19 March 2026
NYC | How the new NYC schools chief plans to improve rigor and equity - K-12 Dive - 19 March 2026
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Also Reading
What Do Americans Consider Immoral? - Pew Research Center - 19 March 2026